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Amazingly, the 2013 Arizona Fall League season wraps up late next week. It has been a little more condensed version than in years past, but it still has given players from all 30 organizations a chance to face some of the best talent in the upper levels of the minors for five weeks. One player who has benefited from that exposure has been right-handed pitcher Will Roberts, and the IBI's Tony Lastoria recently talked to him to see how things are going.

It was another huge night for Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin who is destroying the AFL. He has made a few really positive signs over the past week where he has increased the frequency of extra base hits and continued to limit strikeouts, a develop that the IBI's Michael Hattery touches on. He talks about that and all the rest of the Indians winter ball action on Monday night....

With the Puerto Rican League beginning play on Friday, all of the numerous winter ball leagues have now officially begun their seasons. A number of Indians players continue to make major impressions, and one of the biggest impressions is coming from outfielder Tyler Naquin, who has been tremendous thus far. Join the IBI's Steve Orbanek as he touches on Naquin's performance and more in this week's edition of the Winter Ball Notebook.

The Arizona Fall League was off as usual on Sunday, but the winter league slate was jam-packed as usual in the Caribbean. Players like Paolo Espino, Carlos Moncrief, Jesus Aguilar, Jose Ramirez and many others were in action, and the IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps how they did in his trek Around the Farm....

The Indians had a full slate of action on Saturday night as players were playing across the globe in four different winter leagues and in three different time zones. Saturday night saw the offseason debut of hot outfield prospect Carlos Moncrief and he had a good first showing, and Tony comments on that game and runs down the rest of the performances in Around the Farm...

The winter ball season is officially in full go mode as both the Puerto Rico and Australian Baseball League opened play on Friday. The IBI's Arthur Kinney rounds up all of the Indians action from around the globe and touches on some good showings from Tyler Naquin, Tony Wolters, Jose Ramirez and several others.

It may have been a wild night for many because it was Halloween, but the winter leagues were quiet as far as Indians action goes as only four Indians players were in action on Thursday night. Tyler Naquin keeps rolling along and will be playing in the Rising Stars game this week, and Tony talks about that and a few other things in Around the Farm....

A total of five Indians players were in action in the Arizona Fall League on Wednesday, but it was the debut of one player in particular which great to see as right-hander Tyler Sturdevant made his long awaited return to competitive game action after offseason shoulder surgery last year. Tony looks at his performance as well as the showings from the others in the AFL and other winter leagues.

The winter ball slate was full on Tuesday night as the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League and Venezuela Winter League were all back in action. The IBI's Arthur Kinney takes us on a trip Around the Farm to recap how all of the players did, and he touches on a good night from Paolo Espino, another solid night from Erik Gonzalez, the consistency of Jesus Aguilar and more.

The Dominican Winter League and Venezuelan Winter League were all off on Monday night, so the IBI's Michael Hattery took the opportunity to take a deeper look at the showing by Joe Wendle this season at Carolina and in the Arizona Fall League and makes a strong offensive comparison to one Jason Kipnis. He also touches on the performances from Tyler Naquin and Tony Wolters.

The MLB season has come to an end, and the Hot Stove season is still a bit cold. So, knowing that, what's an Indians fan to do? Of course, the logical answer is to follow all of your favorite prospects in the numerous winter leagues. So far, Jesus Aguilar has gotten off to a torrid start in the VWL while Tyler Naquin has been impressive in the AFL. Join the IBI's Steve Orbanek as he touches on these performances and more in the latest edition of the Winter Ball Notebook.

The Latin American winter leagues were busy with lots of action on Sunday, and Indians first base prospect Jesus Aguilar had another monster game with another multi-hit effort and homer. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he takes us Around the Farm to recap all of the Indians action in winter ball as he touches on Aguilar's performance as well as many others...

The Indians had a full slate of players in action on Friday night in the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League and Venezuela Winter League as a total of 12 players were in action. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he takes us around the farm and recaps the performances of everyone and even notes of a winter ball debut of one Tribe farmhand.

With limited action in the Dominican Winter League and no Indians players playing there, the focus was on the Arizona Fall League and the Venezuela Winter League on Thursday and several Indians players delivered with good showings. The IBI's Tony Lastoria recaps all of the action in Around the Farm....

Jesus Aguilar continues to play well in Venezuela, Ronny Rodriguez is getting some playing time, and Ezequiel Carrera had one of his strongest performances so far in winter ball. The IBI's Michael Goodman takes us around the farm to recap all of the action from Indians players that are playing winter ball.

The action was hot and heavy on Tuesday night as several Indians players participated in the various offseason leagues in Arizona, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Joe Wendle had a nice game in the AFL and made good of his first opportunity to play back to back games, Jesus Aguilar launched another homer, and more.

The Venezuela Winter League was off on Monday, but the Arizona Fall League and Dominican Winter League were at it again and several Indians players were in action. The IBI's Michael Hattery takes us around the farm and recaps how several players in the system like Tyler Naquin, Jeff Johnson, Erik Gonzalez and others did in their games on Monday.

With the Arizona Fall League off on Sunday, the other winter leagues got prime attention. The Indians actually had several players in action in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, led by a big bomb from Jesus Aguilar, another good relief outing from Bryan Price, and Ezequiel Carrera setting the table.

It was another busy night throughout the Indians organization as several players were in action in the Arizona Fall League, Venezuela Winter League and Dominican Winter League. Jesus Aguilar had his hot streak snapped, Shawn Armstrong had another solid outing, Erik Gonzalez continues to get opportunities, and more.

The Indians had a busy slate in fall and winter ball leagues on Friday as several players in the organization were in action in the Arizona Fall League, Venezuela Winter League and the Dominican Winter League which kicked off play on the evening. Tyler Naquin had a huge game, Jesus Aguilar keeps pounding out the hits and more!

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